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Michel-Joseph Maunoury (17 December 1847 – 28 March 1923) was a commander of French forces in the early days of World War I who was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France. Initially commanding in Lorraine, as the success of the German thrust through Belgium became clear he was sent to take command of the new ...
- Division general
- École de Guerre
- 1867 – 1920
- World War I
Pour les articles homonymes, voir Maunoury . Michel Joseph Maunoury, né le 17 décembre 1847 à Maintenon ( Eure-et-Loir) 1 et mort le 28 mars 1923 à Artenay ( Loiret ), est un général de division français, élevé à la dignité de maréchal de France à titre posthume trois jours après sa mort.
The French 6th Army, under M.-J. Maunoury, forewarned by Gallieni, had actually begun attacking on September 5, and its pressure caused Kluck finally to engage the whole 1st Army in support of his right flank when he was still no farther up the Marne valley than Meaux, with nothing but….
Le 2 décembre 1870, à la bataille de Champigny-sur-Marne, il est blessé par une balle qui lui a traversé la jambe droite. Général de brigade en 1901 puis Général de division en 1906, il commande l'artillerie de la Place et des forts de Paris et est Commandant de l'École supérieure de guerre.
Michel-Joseph Maunoury. Recalled from retirement at the age of 67 in August 1914 to lead the so-called 'Army of Lorraine', General Michel-Joseph Maunoury's (1847-1923) place in history was assured in a quite different region of the front, one much closer to home near Paris, during the First Battle of the Marne.
Michel-Joseph Maunoury. In August and September 1914 as the Allies retreated before the German advance, French Commander Joseph Joffre reconfigured his forces. The left end of the French line was held by General Lanrezac and the French Fifth Army. He correctly believed the Germans would advance much further west before turning south against ...
Michel-Joseph Maunoury was a commander of French forces in the early days of World War I who was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France.
